PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
AMBROSE BIERCEFear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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